In this episode, we walk from Castel San Angelo alongside the ‘Passetto’, the secret papal escape route back to Saint Peter’s Square.
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Published 02/24/10
We head over to the Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria. What is the background of Bernini’s famous statue of the Ecstasy of St Teresa? We also talk about the origin of angels and demons.
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Published 10/02/09
In this episode, we explore Bernini’s work in Saint Peter’s Basilica, we talk about the ‘Scavi’ and we separate truth from fiction in Dan Brown’s description of the Swiss Guards.
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Published 09/01/09